Chapter three hundred and eighty second unexpected turn
The next day, Feng Shuyi took Feng Xiaochen and Yang Haifan, accompanied by an intermediary, to Hagen Company for a trip and personally inspected the factory situation, especially the second-hand equipment. As an old company, Hagen Company has done a very standardized workshop management. Although it has been shut down for two years, the equipment in the workshop is still well kept, without the rusty situation. In order to strengthen Feng Xiaochen and others' confidence, Hagen also started several machine tools and performed the machining process for the guests. Feng Xiaochen and Yang Haifan are both experts, and you can see that the performance of these equipment has not decreased at all. As long as you transport it back, you can use it.
Under Feng Shuyi's leadership, Feng Xiaochen signed a contract with Hagen in the name of German Philo Company to buy all the assets of Hagen for US$1.8 million, including some technical patents that are better than nothing. The contract also stipulates that Philo Company is obliged to dismantle Hagen's factory buildings and transport away all waste products. If they fail to complete, they will compensate them for some compensation.
Given that Feng Xiaochen had to return to China to organize an engineering team to work in Germany, there were many procedures involved, the two parties agreed that the work period for dismantling the factory was half a year. If the dismantling work was not completed in half a year, then the compensation matters would be discussed.
After signing the contract, Yang Haifan was anxious to return to China. The half-year period was quite long, but he really couldn't stand the delay. Yang Haifan and Feng Xiaochen did not have a ready-made engineering team, and it was very troublesome to recruit temporary personnel. Because experienced workers must have units, it is impossible to leave their jobs behind to help them. If you recruit a group of unemployed young people, you can't do such technical work. Even if the team is raised, you need time to apply for a passport or visa. After this calculation, it will be very tense for half a year.
Feng Xiaochen was also anxious, but their itinerary had been arranged, and Feng Hua also helped them make an appointment with other visiting companies. After the tour in Germany was completed, they planned to go to the UK. It would be a pity if they gave up halfway.
"Haifan, don't be so sad. There must be a road before the car arrives at the mountain. At worst, after returning to China, I will go to find Minister Meng. He has a wide connection and it is not difficult to help us contact a demolition engineering team." Feng Xiaochen comforted Yang Haifan in this way.
They were visiting a chemical equipment factory in Stuttgart. Although chemical equipment and engineering machinery are not the same thing, the principles of industrial organization are similar. This kind of visit is very beneficial for them to understand modern industry. Walking in the factory workshop, Yang Haifan completely lost the passion he had when he visited Pumai Company. Most of his thoughts were spent thinking about how to dismantle the workshop of Hagen Company, and a small part of them were coveting the equipment of the factory in front of him: When will this factory go bankrupt? If these equipment can be brought back to China, it would be too satisfying...
"Haifan, what are you thinking?" Feng Xiaochen noticed Yang Haifan's distractedness and couldn't help reminding him.
"Their workshop driving crane is 60 tons. If it is to be removed, it will be impossible without a crane..." Yang Haifan subconsciously said what he thought.
"Demolition..." Feng Xiaochen looked up at the driving above his head, and was stunned for a moment before he realized. He couldn't help but cover his mouth quickly, for fear that he would laugh out loud. He was not so gentle. He was really laughing suddenly when he was visiting someone's workshop. It was too rude.
"Uh..." Yang Haifan also came back to his senses and was embarrassed. At the same time, he looked at the technicians of the factory who accompanied them to visit with a sorry look. Fortunately, the other party did not understand Chinese, and he didn't know about the Hagen factory. Unexpectedly, these two Chinese people were thinking of taking their factory away as scrap.
"Xiaochen, I'm so nervous that I was speechless just now." Yang Haifan explained to Feng Xiaochen.
Feng Xiaochen had already laughed, but he calmed down. He looked around the workshop and said softly: "Actually, you are not aphasia. It is not impossible to pack this factory back to China... Hey, there seems to be an acquaintance over there."
"Acquaintance?" Yang Haifan was stunned and followed Feng Xiaochen's gaze. He saw that there were actually several Chinese figures not far ahead. The acquaintance Feng Xiaochen mentioned should be among them.
"Sorry, those Chinese are my friends. Can I go over and talk to them?" Feng Xiaochen asked the accompanying factory staff. This is also a kind of politeness. After all, you are in someone else's factory. Even if you go to chat with an acquaintance, you have to say hello to them, right?
Of course, the factory staff would not refuse. Feng Xiaochen led Yang Haifan and walked quickly towards the Chinese. When he came to them, Feng Xiaochen smiled and shouted: "Mr. Lai, why are you here?"
"...Xiao Feng? How could it be so coincidental that you came to Germany too?"
A middle-aged man who was leading the other side also looked surprised when he saw Feng Xiaochen. This person was Lai Yongjia, the deputy commander-in-chief of Lecheng ethylene project. Last year, because of the relocation of Xujiawan Village in Lecheng, Feng Xiaochen worked with him for a while and admired each other, which was considered to be a friend of his age.
Following Lai Yongjia, his secretary Li Tao, and Feng Xiaochen also knew him. There were two or three other people. Feng Xiaochen looked familiar and knew that he was Lai Yongjia's subordinate, but he couldn't remember the specific names, roughly passerby A, passerby B, etc. However, everyone knew Feng Xiaochen. In the Xujiawan incident, Feng Xiaochen's blackness was already well-known in Lecheng Petrochemical Company. Who doesn't know that the young director who reinstalled the office was skilled.
Feng Xiaochen introduced Yang Haifan to Lai Yongjia. After everyone exchanged greetings, Feng Xiaochen explained the reason why he came to Germany. He did not directly say that he was the boss of Chenyu Engineering Machinery Company, but only said that his grandmother and uncle had some shares in it, which was equivalent to his family business. Lai Yongjia was very moved and said, "No wonder, Xiao Feng, you are also from an industrial family. The market for engineering machinery is good, but you must adhere to high standards, leading technology, and excellent quality, otherwise there will be no meaning. There is no thousand construction machinery factories of all sizes in China, and there are eight hundred. This low-level competition is of no benefit."
"I've been taught." Feng Xiaochen bowed slightly to Lai Yongjia and said. Feng Xiaochen had known Lai Yongjia's views for a long time, and because of this, he knew Lai Yongjia was right. He was sincerely giving them suggestions, so he naturally wanted to express his gratitude.
Then, Feng Xiaochen asked about the reason why he came to Germany. Lai Yongjia said that he came to Germany to purchase equipment, the Lecheng ethylene project was already under construction, and the Petrochemical Corporation temporarily added some additional investment to add several auxiliary small projects beyond the original projects. The equipment introduction negotiations for these auxiliary projects have been completed. Lai Yongjia brought a few subordinates here specifically to discuss equipment transportation issues.
"If you have to worry about such a small matter, you always come and go for a trip in person?" Feng Xiaochen smiled and complimented.
Lai Yongjia smiled and said, "I am the vice president, who is in charge of material work, and I am in charge of transportation, storage, and installation. Besides, these comrades accompanied me to guard the batch of large ethylene equipment in Lecheng a few years ago. They worked hard and made great contributions. Taking this opportunity, I will also take them abroad for a walk. It is a small reward."
"It should be, this is completely deserved." Feng Xiaochen said.
"Mr., you just said that you are here to talk about equipment transportation. So, is it your responsibility for equipment transportation in Germany or the German side?" Yang Haifan suddenly interrupted and asked.
When I came to Yongjia, I didn't think much about it and replied: "We are responsible. After we finish the talks, we will send 40 workers from China to pack and load the equipment and load the ship. There is no way, the labor in Germany is too expensive, and just a little shipping work, the price they drove is more than 10 times higher than ours. Well, if it weren't for them asking for a lot of prices, I wouldn't be convenient for the workers to come out. If I go abroad for a day, I will have a 10-yuan subsidy, which will open my horizons. The workers under my command are fighting for the worst."
Speaking of this, he laughed. Feng Xiaochen's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that he was worried about something, but accidentally discovered a turning point here. Feng Xiaochen had seen the work style of his subordinates in Yongjia. He still remembers that in the riverside freight yard in Lecheng, there was a sign standing with:
"No screw is allowed to lose, nor is it possible to rust a screw!"
I came to Yongjia to take such a team to guard the equipment of US$800 million. For three years, I have been intact. This is not only a matter of technical level, but also good discipline and a high sense of responsibility. If I could invite such a team to help with the demolition of the Hagen factory, what else would he be worried about?
Just now, Feng Xiaochen didn't think about it in this direction. Yang Haifan was quite anxious and raised this question in time. No wonder Feng Xiaochen was only concerned about reminiscing about the past, but Yang Haifan was always struggling with the dismantling of the factory.
"Mr., where are you living? I want to invite you to sit down tonight." Feng Xiaochen sent an invitation to Lai Yongjia.
Of course, when I came to Yongjia, I knew what it means to "sit" it means not simply finding a place to sit and chat, but to invite him. He waved his hand and said, "No need for this. We still have the chance to chat after we return to China. We have to spend hundreds of marks of foreign exchange for a casual meal in Germany."
Feng Xiaochen whispered: "Mr., I'm not polite to you, but there are important things to ask for your help. This place is not convenient to talk to, so I want to make an appointment with you at a suitable time."
"Please help me?" Lai Yongjia looked suspicious, but after thinking about Feng Xiaochen's identity, he thought about Feng Xiaochen's character, and felt that it was unlikely that it would be something illegal and disorderly, so he nodded and said:
Chapter completed!